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Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by Busy003: 2:14pm On Sep 06, 2019

The plan by the Air Peace Airline to evacuate Nigerians in South Africa from Sept. 6 suffered a setback as majority of those interested in the process have expired passports.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the airline with the support of the Federal Government had scheduled to begin evacuating Nigerians from South Africa on Sept. 6.

This was sequel to the ongoing xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreign nationals living in that country.

Mr Allen Onyema, the Chairman of Air Peace, said in a statement in Lagos on Friday that the most of the potential returnees were yet to renew their documents.

Onyema said the airline had already placed its Boeing 777 aircraft on standby and was only awaiting the go-ahead from the government.

“The Air Peace flight to South Africa will take off from the Lagos Airport and also return to Lagos. As earlier stated, the take off could be Sept 9 or Sept 10.

“This is because the Nigerians in South Africa have to obtain travel certificates because many of them do not have travel documents and their passports have expired.

“Air Peace has placed its aircraft, Boeing 777 for the flight since Sept. 3, but the Nigerian High Commission needed time to register the Nigerians billed to travel.

And, they are already doing that in Johannesburg and Pretoria.”

Onyema described the attacks against Nigerians and other Africans in South Africa as unfortunate, especially with the alleged tacit support being given to the perpetrators by the authorities.

He advised Nigerians without legal documents in South Africa to take advantage of the evacuation flight to return to the country.

NAN reports that the Federal Government has pulled out of World Economic Summit holding in Cape Town and also proposed recall of its Ambassador to South Africa, Ambassador Kabiru Bala

The government had also issued travel advice to Nigerians intending to visit South Africa due to the xenophobic attacks.

Credit:NAN



https://www.news9naija.com.ng/2019/09/06/xenophobia-airlines-evacuations-plan-postponed/

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by tpiander: 3:26pm On Sep 06, 2019
I'm sure our Nigerian brethren are not happy with this new development which prevents them from returning to Nigeria.

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by kakakii: 3:32pm On Sep 06, 2019
See am

How will you allow your Passport and travel documents to expire in another man's land without doing anything about it. Sometimes it's difficult to defend our people...

When FG said no Nigerian died people were shouting and saying Lai Mohammed, what do you expect FG to do when Nigerian citizens are not properly documented.
As far as the FG is concerned if a Nigerian nationals with no documentation died = No one died ..

Someone with no documentation can claim any country....


Made me remember one controversial video I watched about china harvesting people's organ ..

They arrest people with no documentation and harvest their organ making it difficult for people to locate them.
Only God knows how many of our Citizens have died abroad


EDIT
No matter your status abroad.. No one deserves to die

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by tpiander: 3:53pm On Sep 06, 2019
majority of those interested in the process have expired passports.

Why not repatriate the ones without expired passports, while the others renew their travel documents?

These stories need to be straight.

How many have current passports and how many don't?

Even if it's taking them to a nearby country in the meantime, I thought there were standard procedures normally followed in such matters.

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by Teewhy2: 4:44pm On Sep 06, 2019
Most of them don't have plans of returning and don't want to return that is why they allowed their documents to expire without renewing them.

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by Nobody: 4:46pm On Sep 06, 2019
Your Passport or your Life... lipsrsealed
Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by Denikayan: 4:47pm On Sep 06, 2019

“This is because the Nigerians in South Africa have to obtain travel certificates because many of them do not have travel documents and their passports have expired."


Illegal immigrants.

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by Oceannaagent: 4:47pm On Sep 06, 2019
undecided
Safety first
Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by alizma: 4:47pm On Sep 06, 2019
Naija for show.
When they won deport person, them dey ask whether your passport don expired or not?

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by sonnie10: 4:48pm On Sep 06, 2019
There is an emergency travel documentation that can be issued on the spot by Nigeria embassy if they are really serious about evacuation.

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by IdioticNLmods: 4:48pm On Sep 06, 2019
Let them all come back.. Leave that useless country.
They should be issued passports asap before one of those jealous idiots spots them and waste their blood.

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by Sukueponmalu: 4:51pm On Sep 06, 2019
DevilhimseIf:
buhari is a criminal terrorist

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by Xisnin(m): 4:52pm On Sep 06, 2019
tpiander:


Why not repatriate the ones without expired passports, while the others renew their travel documents?

These stories need to be straight.

How many have current passports and how many don't?

Even if it's taking them to a nearby country in the meantime, I thought there were standard procedures normally followed in such matters.

Do you know anyone who wants to be repatriated?
The most likely reason for this postponement might be lack of interest in
returning to Nigeria.
At least, those I know are not interested in the offer.

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by Denikayan: 4:52pm On Sep 06, 2019
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DevilhimseIf:
buhari is a criminal terrorist
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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by omoadeleye(m): 4:53pm On Sep 06, 2019
Una neva serious
Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by Nobody: 4:53pm On Sep 06, 2019
tpiander:


Why not repatriate the ones without expired passports, while the others renew their travel documents?

These stories need to be straight.

How many have current passports and how many don't?

Even if it's taking them to a nearby country in the meantime, I thought there were standard procedures normally followed in such matters.

Or why not issue them with tc or do they not have embassy there?

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by Topmid(m): 4:54pm On Sep 06, 2019
Its better to repatriate the ones without document,meanwhile they can't even take all Nigerians there at a go.
God will give them wisdom.

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by SmartyPants(m): 4:54pm On Sep 06, 2019
tpiander:


Why not repatriate the ones without expired passports, while the others renew their travel documents?

These stories need to be straight.

How many have current passports and how many don't?

Even if it's taking them to a nearby country in the meantime, I thought there were standard procedures normally followed in such matters.

You mean you have started a fund to contribute to the fuel for Air Peace? shocked wonderful

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by picoba(m): 4:56pm On Sep 06, 2019
Inadequate planning. Easier said than done.

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by tpiander: 4:56pm On Sep 06, 2019
Xisnin:


Do you know anyone who wants to be repatriated?
The most likely reason for this postponement might be lack of interest in
returning to Nigeria.
At least, those are not interested in the offer.

We have to go along with the story.

We can't say Nigerians are not interested in returning home.

Or that Nigerians want them to remain there.

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by tpiander: 4:57pm On Sep 06, 2019
SmartyPants:


You mean you have started a fund to contribute to the fuel for Air Peace? shocked wonderful

So, you mean no fuel?

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by WorWorBoy: 4:57pm On Sep 06, 2019
In other words they are illegal immigrants lol.

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by 01mcfadden(m): 4:58pm On Sep 06, 2019
Chai
Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by puredigital(f): 4:58pm On Sep 06, 2019
Whenever Oyinbo want to deport a black man do they normally ask for document?

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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by DevilhimseIf: 4:58pm On Sep 06, 2019
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Denikayan:

“This is because the Nigerians in South Africa have to obtain travel certificates because many of them do not have travel documents and their passports have expired."


Illegal immigrants.
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Re: Xenophobia: Airline’s Evacuation’s Plan Postponed by mu2sa2: 5:00pm On Sep 06, 2019
Those igbo guys still want to continue with whatever they are doing in south africa - selling fake recharge cards, drugs etc. They forget that eventually they may fall victim to another xenophobic attack. These attacks wont end soon because politicians are fuelling it to divert attention away from their corruption. This talk of expired passport is a ruse.

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